Effectiveness of Interventions for Internet, Smartphone, and Gaming Addictions: Umbrella Review and Meta–Meta-Analysis
Interventions for digital addiction are effective, although their magnitude of benefit varies by addiction subtype and intervention modality. These findings support the use of tailored and multimodal intervention strategies while highlighting the need for more rigorous, high-quality, and balanced evidence across different forms of digital addiction.
Authors
- Xiaochun C. Wang
- Minggang Zhang
- Tao Song
- Tong Lan
Institutions
- Jiangxi University of Water Resources and Electric Power (CN)
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/81705
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00